Bracelet



March 26, 1 940. c. A. DOMLER 2,195,106

BRACELET Filed July 13, 1959 Patented Mar. 26, 1-940 BRACELET Charles A Domler, Providence, R. I., assigno'r to The Hadley Company, Inc., Providence,

R. L, a. corporation of Rhode Island Application July 13, 1939, Serial No. 284,290

c;- 5 Claims.

having an extensible connector, and its principal object is to provide a bracelet which is of unique H design and of pleasing appearance, which is of strong and durable construction and which may be readily manipulated either to permit removal or to vary its effective length.

Further objects relate to various features of 0 construction and will be apparent from a con- 1 companying drawing, wherein:

Fig. l is a top plan view of a bracelet constructed in accordance with the present inven- Wtion; f Figs. 2 and 3 are top. plan views of modified forms of the invention;

Fig. 4 is a side elevationiof the extensible connector; v Fig. 5 is a top plan view of the connector when in extended position;

Fig. 6 is an enlarged longitudinal section through the connector shown in Fig. 4; and

Fig. 7 is an enlarged section on the line l-'l of Fig. 4-.

Referring to Figsland 4 to '7, inclusive, the particular'embodiment shown therein comprises a bracelet chain having a plurality of links I which may be of any appropriate design or con- ;figu'ration here shownfor the. purpose of illustration as. being generally pear-shaped. The links'are pivotally interconnected with each other by clips 3 which may be of conventional design and construction and between two of the links is an extensible connector designated by the nu- -meral 5.

The particular connector 5 here shown comprises anelongate ,base' member or section II) which is generally U-shaped in cross section, having centrally disposed upstanding ears ll (Figs. 1, 4 and 5). One end'of the section'is shaped to provide a socket l2 by means of which the section may be pivotally connected to one of the bracelet links, and the opposite end of the sectionis formed with a' resilient tongue l4 projecting upwardly at a slight angle to provide a pawl, as shown in Figs. 5and-6.

The socket i5 pivotally connects the section l2 with one end of an intermediate loop-like member or, link l8, constituting one of a plurality of folding members and having a design of substantially the same motif as the design of the links I and the opposite end of the link I8 is received in a socket l9 from one'end of an- This invention relates tofbracelets of the type sideration of the followingdescription and ac-- which is bent inwardly so as to form a socket -I5, the free end of the tongue being tapered and other folding member or section 20. The lateral edges of the member are formed with depending walls 20 which terminate in inwardly directed flanges 22 and between their ends the walls 2! are formed with slots adapted to receive the beaded ends of the ears H, as shown in Fig. 7.

Adjacent to its free end, the section 20 is formed with a stop bar 25 (Fig. 6) extending'from one flange to the other. I

An extensible member or section 39 is s'lidably mounted between the walls 2| and flanges .22 of the section '28 and its under surface is formed with a series of ratchet teeth 3| engageable with the pawl I4 when the parts are in folded position, as shown in Fig. '7. The inner end of the section is formedwith a depending lug 32 engage'able with the stop bar 25 to limit the outward sliding movement of thesection and its outer end is formed with'a socket 34 by means of which the connector is pivotally secured to one of the links of the bracelet.

The construction and arrangement of parts issuch that the sections Ill, I8 andZU may be folded together so that the section 20 is received sub- 9 stantially within the confines of the section It, with the lateral portions'of the links l8 extend ing about and providing, in efiect, a guard for the folded parts, as shown in Figs. 1 and 4. When thus folded the ears I4 releasably hold the sections In and 20 in folded relation and as the lateral portions of the links 18 extend outwardly in spaced relation to the sides ofthe sections l0 and 20, they also provide a readily accessible grip by means of which the parts may be conveniently unfolded. When the parts are in folded position (Figs. 4 and '7), the pawl Mand ratchet teeth 4!v are brought into operative rela- 'tion and when theparts are unfolded the pawl and ratchet teeth are disengaged, thus permitting the same series of adjustments as are possible with any of the various types of extension attachments constructed in accordance with the invention set forth in my prior Patent No.

Itwlll be noted that the link'i8 not only pro? vides an essential part'of the device, possessing the aforementioned utilitarian features, but be-' substantially different shape than that of the.

link l8 of the connector 5 is likewise hexagonal shaped thus presenting adesign or configuration having substantially the same motif as that of the links 1*; whereas in Fig. 3 the link l8 of the connector 5 although presenting a design of links l8 and m g-nevertheless possesses the same motif as the links l Other than the design of the links 1, l l8 and l8 the parts are sub.- stantially identical to those of the previously described embodiment and the same reference char-- I acters are applied thereto.

While I have shown and described difierent embodiments of the invention, it is to be underbers being in the form of an elongate loop-like link having its elongate side portions extending in spaced relation'aoout the other member when in folded position and providing a grip by means of which the links may be swung to unfolded position, and means carried by one member and arranged to project through the opening in said loop-like link so as to engage andreleasably hold another of the members'in folded position.

2. In a bracelet having a plurality of interconnectedlinks of substantially the same size and design, an extensible connector comprising a plurality of folding members, one of said members being in the form of an elongate loop-like link having a design of substantially the same motif as the design of saidlinks, the elongate side por-' tions of said link extending about the other members when in folded relation therewith and providing a grip by means of which thelinks' may be swung tounfolded position, and means carried by' one member'an'd arranged to project through the opening in said loop-like link so as to engage and releasably hold another of the members in folded position.

3. In a bracelet having a plurality of interconnected links, anextensible connector comprising two sliding members connected to slide endwise, and a folding member hinged to one of said sliding members, said folding member being in the form of an elongate loop-like link having its elongate side portions disposed about the other members when in folded position and providing a grip by means of which the links may be swung tounfoldedposition, and means carried by one member and arranged to project through the opening in said loopz-like link so as to engage and releasably hold another of the members in folded position. I j

4. In a bracelet having a plurality of interconnected linksof substantially the same size and design, an extensibleconnectorcomprising two sliding members connected to slideendwise, and a folding member hinged to, one of said members, said folding member being in the form of an elongate-loop-like"link having a design of substantially the same motif astlie design of said links, said link" extendingabou't saidlnembers when in folded relation therewith and providing a grip by means of which the links may be swung to unfolded position,.and meanscarriedby one member and arranged to project through the opening in said loop-like link so .as to'engage. and releasably hold another of the members in folded position. K

5. An extensible connector comprising three relatively foldable members; the intermediate member being in the formof an elongatelooplike link extending aboutv the other twov members when in folded position, and releasable holding means carried by the foldablelink on one side of theintermediate link and arranged to project through the opening in said. intermediate link so as to engage the foldable linkon ,thejotherside of the intermediate member, thereb'y' releasahly to hold the links together when in folded relation.

onnmns A. DOMLER. 

